Super-team super sub: How a 12-year WNBA vet stays relevant on a team full of stars

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Super-team super sub: How a 12-year WNBA vet stays relevant on a team full of stars
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Supported by Google: Alysha Clark picked up a basketball at age 12 and only started playing for a team in ninth grade. Now, the veteran’s career alongside superstars has made her the ideal role player for a super-team. sabreenajm on her fit in Vegas:

from 3-point range, Hammon put Clark in the game with the Aces up three to steady the defense. Allen didn’t make another jumper for the final four minutes.on Saturday, the Fever kept the game tighter than expected, and Clark once again had a litany of impact plays in the fourth quarter.

“We know what to expect from AC every single night,” Wilson said after the win. “And I love the consistency from her because it helps us, she holds us accountable. She’s vocal with us. So we know exactly where AC is and what to get out of her, and I love that … to have that cushion, that comfort of a veteran like AC there in the paint communicating with you.”

Clark picked up a basketball at age 12 and only started playing for a team in ninth grade. She needed to stay in shape in between volleyball and track seasons, which she says were her favorite sports. She didn’t think she’d be good, but at least she’d be working out. Now, she’s the preeminent superstar sidekick over a decade into her career. The kid who wanted to do a little bit of everything is the player every championship team needs to fill in the blanks.“You’re not going to ever really get your number called for real — every now and then you might — but it’s, OK,” Clark says.

It’s why Wilson, the reigning league MVP and finals MVP, targeted Clark to aid in the Aces’ pursuit of back-to-back titles. And it’s why suiting up next to those players doesn’t faze Clark in the slightest. She’s been around this type of talent her entire career, and really her entire life.The Super Squads series is part of a partnership with Google Lens.maintains full editorial independence.

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